College Football Playoff 1st Round
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Maybe the Sooners are cursed when it comes to the College Football Playoff. The CFP is OU’s kryptonite. How else can you explain OU’s 34-24 loss to Alabama?
Alabama scored 27 unanswered points to defeat Oklahoma 34-24 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Friday in Norman.
Last month, it was Alabama that shot itself in the foot. It was the reverse in the College Football Playoff as OU couldn't get out of its own way.
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And just like that, OU’s College Football Playoff run is over. After building a big lead early, the Sooners fell apart in a 34-24 loss to Alabama, ending their season in a crushing way.
On a night OU played some of its best football of the season, it also played some of its worst. The result is a season-ending loss to Alabama in the CFP.
NORMAN — The roses were smelling pretty sweet. Then they wilted. Fast. Alabama beat OU 34-24 Friday night in the first round of the College Football Playoff, denying the Sooners a trip to the Rose Bowl. The Sooners led 17-0. They were outscored 34-7 the rest of the way.
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer, who got a side-by-side comparison of OU and Alabama this season, helps break down the first-round CFP game.
For the past 13 games, fans have lived a whirlwind of emotions: from John Mateer being a Heisman contender to injuring his hand and coming back with disappointing performances, to a four-game win streak to clinch the team's spot in the College Football Playoff, including a huge upset over Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Sooner fans have seen it all.
NORMAN — OU football offensive lineman Jake Maikkula has officially been ruled out for Friday's CFP game against Alabama. Maikkula, who was limited this week in practice, was ruled as doubtful Thursday night. The Sooners ' starting center had started 10 consecutive games before missing the LSU game after being hospitalized due to an infection.